Contrasting Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC)

Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and VOC Energy Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
VOC Energy Trust	92.37%	107.07%	107.07%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and VOC Energy Trust’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodside Energy Group	$13.99 billion	N/A	$1.66 billion	N/A	N/A
VOC Energy Trust	$16.46 million	N/A	$15.22 million	$0.86	5.70

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than VOC Energy Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VOC Energy Trust has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Woodside Energy Group and VOC Energy Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	2	0	1	1	2.25
VOC Energy Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

Dividends

Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. VOC Energy Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. VOC Energy Trust pays out 83.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats VOC Energy Trust on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Woodside Energy Group

Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, and marketing of hydrocarbons in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and the Europe. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate, and natural gas liquids. It holds interests in the Pluto LNG, North West Shelf, Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello, Bass Strait, Ngujima-Yin FPSO, Okha FPSO, Pyrenees FPSO, Macedon, Shenzi, Mad dog, Greater Angostura, as well as Scarborough, Sangomar, Trion, Calypso, Browse, Liard, Atlantis, Woodside Solar opportunity, and Sunrise and Troubadour. The company involves in development of new energy products and carbon services. The company was formerly known as Woodside Petroleum Ltd and changed its name to Woodside Energy Group Ltd in May 2022. Woodside Energy Group Ltd was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.

About VOC Energy Trust

VOC Energy Trust acquires and holds a term net profits interest of the net proceeds from production and sale of the interests in oil and natural gas properties in the states of Kansas and Texas. The company has an 80% term net profits interest of the net proceeds on the underlying properties. As of December 31, 2021, its underlying properties had interests in 452.5 net producing wells and 51,147.2 net acres. VOC Energy Trust was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Houston, Texas.